. An introduction to the study of Gothic architecture . 179. Harfleur, Normandy, c. 1500. jA French Flamboyant porch. ji The FlambojTvnt of Bretagne is quite different fromsthat of other provinces of France. The tracery of the l. THE FLAMBOYANT STYLE. 261 windows IS frequently formed in such a manner as tointroduce a large fleur-de-lis conspicuouslj^ in the headof the window; in other instances the outline of a heartis similarly introduced, and sometimes the heraldic de-vice of the family who built the church is formed inthe tracery.

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